I pack the usual.Beauty products,clothes and shoes.I guess the weird things I bring are empty suitcase,(to fill with new stuff)My own linens,MANDATORY,My own pillows,a quilt my grandma made for me,(I can't sleep without it)Room perfume or incense,My teddy bear,and Protein bars.

This is the perfect topic for me as I am planning my packing for an upcoming trip right now. The difficulty is that I have such a varied itinerary. It's everything from farm in Ireland to black tie on QE2.

My usual approach is to make a chart, listing each day and what I will wear - like a seating chart. I figure out approximately what I'll be doing each day (travel, visiting relatives in Ireland, giving anniversary drinks party in London, theatre, walking the South Downs, etc.) and then I assign clothes for that day. I look it over and see what I can combine or what I've forgotten. Then I use this to make my packing list. It just seems more complicated with this trip which is almost a month long. When I figure it all out, I'll try to post it here. In the meantime, please keep posting as I've already gotten ideas from the lists here. Thanks!!!

__________________Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman -- Coco Chanel

i pack as little as possible! i'm very big on packing pieces that i can mix and match b/c i'm constantly changing clothes while on holiday. my philosophy is that it's easier to buy things like shampoo, toothpaste, soap, etc. once i get where i'm going than to try and bring them all along. and tolietries take up soo much space!

ski trips and cold climates are the worst for packing. i just hate to carry a bunch of stuff through an airport. i would love to be able to federal ex my belongings ahead.